GUNPOWDER ROAD over GUNPOWDER FALLS

Source: National Bridge Inventory (1992, 2000, 2010 editions)
Information not verified. Use at your own risk.

Facts

Name:	GUNPOWDER ROAD over GUNPOWDER FALLS
Structure number:	200000BC6517010
Location:	2.3 MI S MARY-PENN ST LIN
Purpose:	Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:	Local (Urban) `[19]`
Length of largest span:	56.1 ft. `[17.1 m]`
Total length:	173.9 ft. `[53.0 m]`
Roadway width between curbs:	29.9 ft. `[9.1 m]`
Deck width edge-to-edge:	35.1 ft. `[10.7 m]`
Skew angle:	45°
Owner:	City or Municipal Highway Agency `[04]`
Year built:	1968
Year reconstructed:	1990
Historic significance:	Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places `[5]`
Design load:	MS 18 / HS 20 `[5]`
Number of main spans:	3
Main spans material:	Steel `[3]`
Main spans design:	Stringer/Multi-beam or girder `[02]`
Deck type:	Concrete Cast-in-Place `[1]`
Wearing surface:	Monolithic Concrete (concurrently placed with structural deck) `[1]`

Status:	Open, no restriction `[A]`
Average daily traffic:	125 `[as of 2007]`
Truck traffic:	5% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Good `[7 out of 9]`
Superstructure condition:	Satisfactory `[6 out of 9]`
Substructure condition:	Satisfactory `[6 out of 9]`
Channel protection:	Bank is beginning to slump. River control devices and embankment protection have widespread minor damage. There is minor stream bed movement evident. Debris is restricting the channel slightly. `[6]`
Pier/abutment protection:	None present but re-evaluation suggested `[5]`
Scour condition:	Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. `[8]`
Operating rating:	63.4 tons `[57.6 metric tons]`
Inventory rating:	38.6 tons `[35.1 metric tons]`
Sufficiency rating:	93.0
Recommended work:	Other structural work, including hydraulic replacements. `[38]`
Estimated cost of work:	$56,000

Status:	Open, no restriction `[A]`
Average daily traffic:	100 `[as of 1994]`
Deck condition:	Very Good `[8 out of 9]`
Superstructure condition:	Good `[7 out of 9]`
Substructure condition:	Good `[7 out of 9]`
Channel protection:	Bank protection is in need of minor repairs. River control devices and embankment protection have a little minor damage. Banks and/or channel have minor amounts of drift. `[7]`
Pier/abutment protection:	None present but re-evaluation suggested `[5]`
Scour condition:	Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. `[8]`
Operating rating:	48.5 tons `[44.1 metric tons]`
Inventory rating:	35.6 tons `[32.4 metric tons]`
Sufficiency rating:	94.0
Recommended work:	Other structural work, including hydraulic replacements. `[38]`
Estimated cost of work:	$32,000

Status:	Open, no restriction `[A]`
Average daily traffic:	100 `[as of 1981]`
Deck condition:	Excellent `[9 out of 9]`
Superstructure condition:	Good `[7 out of 9]`
Substructure condition:	Good `[7 out of 9]`
Channel protection:	Bank protection is in need of minor repairs. River control devices and embankment protection have a little minor damage. Banks and/or channel have minor amounts of drift. `[7]`
Scour condition:	Bridge not over waterway. `[N]`
Operating rating:	63.4 tons `[57.6 metric tons]`
Inventory rating:	38.6 tons `[35.1 metric tons]`
Sufficiency rating:	92.0